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  1. Spung-Man

    Loss of a young friend from New Kuban

    Thanks so much for all your kind thoughts. Today's benefit was yet another example of how this community is alive and strong as ever. Turnout was amazing. Benefit raises money for family of Brendan Gormley, a Buena Vista Township 24-year-old killed in fire...
  2. Spung-Man

    Da Costa

    Great! There is so little written about DaCosta. I wonder if anybody still uses that name? Also, I have a reference to a spung called the "Oasis" in that hamlet, but don't know where it might have been. S-M
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    Manchester re-zones for development

    Gosh, I hate to keep bringing this subject up, but it is timely material and germane to Pinelands rezoning. Redevelopment is another way to allow more development than would normally occur under the Comprehensive Management Plan. For example, before rezoning with a redevelopment overlay...
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    Chopping down a tree?

    Actually, I think it's pretty cool that the kids(?) are thinking about the past. It beats playing video games. If they went into the woods and cut down an oak I don't think anyone would complain. Instead they mutilated a prominent specimen along a busy trail, a trophy to incompetence and...
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    Chopping down a tree?

    PD, This reminds me of someone making a poor attempt at the “Indian” way of charring and chopping with blunt celts and stone hatchets. Is this tree at a trail intersection? White oaks often mark trail crossings in the Pinelands. Their light-colored bark reflected moonlight making them early...
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    Everything you need to know about New Jersey

    Newtonville was laid out as Colwell's (1854, aka Colville, later Elwood) agricultural lands. Amongst the earliest farms was one owned by Nelson Johnson's (Boardwalk Empire) progenitors. The hamlet was a cluster of small farms scattered near Jackson Road, with a Black presence to the northeast by...
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    Everything you need to know about New Jersey

    Manumuskin, The area marked as Ghetto in the Woods is historically accurate, odd as this may seem. Ghetto’s are parts of cities where specific economic or social groups live. In Italy, the ghet was the island where Jews were allowed to stay in Venice. In the States ghetto was first used to...
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    Manchester re-zones for development

    According to the Pinelands Commission website, even the Regional Growth Area's development (Egg Harbor–Hamilton corridor) is supposed to reflect "the essential character and environment of the Pinelands." Regional Growth Area – 77,200 acres. These are areas of existing growth and adjacent...
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    Pets in the Pines

    Mudpie, I too worry about coyote since cats seems to be a favored treat. My two felines spend a good deal of time outdoors, but they are fit and hopefully savvy to their predator. Nights are spent indoors, especially after 11:00 PM when coyotes are most active. For some strange reason coyotes...
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    Pieces Of Hampton Park History

    Guy, What a remarkable day! Thanks for posting. I believe that a dibble with a crossbar is specifically called a foot-dibble. Mark
  11. Spung-Man

    Detour of Jimmie Leeds Road

    Dogg, Thanks for pointing out the obsolete link. It appears the Courier Post has removed it from archives too! Strange. Here’s a synopsis: Pinelands panel looks to streamline work “With its budget slashed and work force reduced by 30 percent, the state Pinelands Commission is looking for more...
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    Detour of Jimmie Leeds Road

    Dogg, I was just reading Guiding Galloway’s Growth: A Presentation of the Galloway Township Economic Committee, presented on June 21, 2010. The online PDF copy of a public PowerPoint explains development dynamics along Jimmie Leeds Road and elsewhere in Township growth areas. Google “Guiding...
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    New Jersey Invites You to Come and See It All

    And it will come in handy when visiting select NJ politicians.
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    New Jersey Invites You to Come and See It All

    Mark, Great map! There is another place to visit just across the river. The daughter and I loved Philly’s Eastern State Penitentiary, the world’s first, in operation from 1829–1971. I refuse to drive in, and prefer to take PATCO instead. It’s a bit of a hike, but well worth the effort and...
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    Buzby's is up for sale.....

    Gibby, We have the protection of the Pinelands CMP, and the Commission’s 1988 report cited above. There are no cultural survey exceptions for major development in a Pinelands Village. However, within “historically sensitive” areas a survey can be waived – specifically for minor development –...
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    Buzby's is up for sale.....

    Dogg, I’m not too sure what you are trying to convey with the map link, but I'll provide annotation. It is the growth areas depicted in red that cause concern. Those are 47 Villages that cover over 26,000 acres. Imagine expanding the Hamilton-Egg Harbor Township growth area by a third, that's...
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    Buzby's is up for sale.....

    Gibby, what does Smart Growth (and redevelopment) provide? A major selling point, according to the USEPA, is The Business Opportunity for Developers and Production Builders: http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth/sg_business.htm • What is the Pinelands Commission's position on Smart Growth? “The...
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    Loss of a young friend from New Kuban

    I am very sad to report the loss of Brendan Gormley (24), a local resident and brother to my daughter’s best friend. He perished in an awful home fire last Friday night. http://www.thedailyjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011312050027...
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    Everything you need to know about New Jersey

    I love maps. It's nice to see the Pines extended to Cape May, as they should be. This is hilarious! I'm Pineys...Pineys Everywhere with Alabama and Woods Ghetto rising. The wifey's Hill People. Crap, that means they're trying to turn my Pineys' town into Ghetto through Smart Growth!
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    Sasquatch in the Pines

    Gabe, Don't usually read the samsquanch thread much, too scary. But I'm getting tired of writing, so here I am. There are four Milmay Roads that cross the Manumuskin: the original trail; the 19th century Bears Head Trail; Bennetts Mill Road; and the modern Bears Head Road. Which one are you...
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